The Blood Road: The Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Vietnam War |
| John Prados |
| "Enormously illuminating. . . . John Prados can lead a reader, from the 'battle buff' to the expert, through the series of campaigns near the DMZ and along Route 9 better than any other author I have read. . . . His understanding of the decision-making process in Hanoi is nuanced and sophisticated . . . . A first-rate book from a first-rate scholar."—Robert K. Brigham, Vassar College
"The Blood Road records all sides of the story, from the trials of Vietnamese soldiers in the wild, to the heroism of Americans trying to save their buddies against impossible odds, to the desperation of antiwar activists who feared that a conflict out of control spelled doom for a great nation, to the machinations of diplomats and generals scheming to get their way. This book is the tale of a fulcrum that turned the balance in the Vietnam War." —John Prados, from his Introduction Could the United States have won the Vietnam war if it had been able to cut off the Viet Cong from their North Vietnamese support by severing the Ho Chi Minh Trail? Acclaimed historian John Prados tackles this crucial question in an elegant, unprecedented, and exciting work of historical scholarship.
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| Cloth Bound |
432 Pages, 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 in.
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0471254657
$40.00 |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | |
